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Birth Date	8-30-1980
Height	6' 4"
Weight	270 lbs

Age	43 years, 7 months, 24 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

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YEAR	Team	Lg	G	GS	IP	W	L	SV	H	BB	SO	HR	PPF	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	GB%	BABIP	WHIP	FIP	ERA	cFIP	DRA	DRA-	WARP
2006	CLE	MLB	38	7	74.7	1	10	0	88	31	58	9	107	10.6	3.7	1.1	7.0	0%	.336	1.59	4.72	5.42	92	5.16	105.1	0.5
2007	CLE	MLB	32	32	215.0	19	8	0	199	61	137	16	98	8.3	2.6	0.7	5.7	0%	.280	1.21	4.00	3.06	86	3.62	74.8	4.9
2008	CLE	MLB	22	22	120.7	8	7	0	126	70	58	7	106	9.4	5.2	0.5	4.3	0%	.294	1.62	4.91	5.44	119	6.92	147.6	-1.9
2009	CLE	MLB	24	24	125.3	5	12	0	151	70	79	16	102	10.8	5.0	1.1	5.7	0%	.319	1.76	5.40	6.32	118	7.11	152.5	-2.2
2010	CLE	MLB	33	33	210.3	13	14	0	203	72	124	17	105	8.7	3.1	0.7	5.3	0%	.283	1.31	4.07	3.77	104	4.55	102.7	1.7
2011	CLE	MLB	32	32	188.7	7	15	0	205	60	109	22	101	9.8	2.9	1.0	5.2	0%	.291	1.40	4.59	5.25	112	5.80	134.8	-1.7
2012	CLE	MLB	3	3	14.3	0	3	0	17	3	2	4	87	10.7	1.9	2.5	1.3	0%	.250	1.40	7.23	7.53	132	6.50	149.1	-0.2
2013	TBA	MLB	32	24	151.0	6	13	1	164	38	113	24	94	9.8	2.3	1.4	6.7	0%	.308	1.34	4.65	4.89	106	4.54	108.8	0.7
2014	LAN	0	9	9	43.7	2	3	0	48	18	30	8	101	9.9	3.7	1.6	6.2	0%	.292	1.51	5.48	4.74	117	5.14	126.1	-0.2
2014	PHI	0	23	20	121.0	6	8	0	108	55	75	11	101	8.0	4.1	0.8	5.6	0%	.256	1.35	4.58	3.87	123	5.32	130.6	-0.7
2015	HOU	MLB	20	11	84.7	3	5	0	90	26	42	9	105	9.6	2.8	1.0	4.5	0%	.290	1.37	4.44	4.36	115	5.55	129.6	-0.6
2016	ATL	MLB	2	2	9.0	1	1	0	13	1	6	4	91	13.0	1.0	4.0	6.0	38%	.321	1.56	7.96	8.00	116	5.56	123.1	0.0
2014	TOT	MLB	32	29	164.7	8	11	0	156	73	105	19	101	8.5	4.0	1.0	5.7	0%	.000	1.39	4.82	4.10	121	5.28	129.4	-0.9
Career		MLB	270	219	1358.3	71	99	1	1412	505	833	147	101	9.4	3.3	1.0	5.5	58%	.292	1.41	4.60	4.60	108	5.23	117.7	0.5

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YEAR	Team	Lg	LG	G	GS	IP	W	L	SV	H	BB	SO	HR	PPF	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	GB%	BABIP	WHIP	FIP	ERA	cFIP	DRA	DRA-
2002	MHV	A-	NYP	3	0	4.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		4.5	2.3	0.0	0.0	0%	.167	0.75	4.12	0.00	0	0.00	0.0
2002	BNC	Rk	APL	13	11	76.3	2	4	1	89	10	42	4		10.5	1.2	0.5	5.0	0%	.322	1.30	3.86	3.30	0	0.00	0.0
2003	LKC	A	SAL	24	24	148.3	17	4	0	117	14	83	10		7.1	0.8	0.6	5.0	0%	.231	0.88	3.25	2.06	0	0.00	0.0
2003	AKR	AA	EAS	1	1	6.0	0	0	0	8	0	3	1		12.0	0.0	1.5	4.5	0%	.318	1.33	4.94	4.50	0	0.00	0.0
2004	KIN	A+	CRL	13	13	70.0	5	2	0	68	20	57	6		8.7	2.6	0.8	7.3	0%	.292	1.26	3.77	2.83	0	0.00	0.0
2004	AKR	AA	EAS	15	15	87.0	4	8	0	114	21	63	3		11.8	2.2	0.3	6.5	0%	.369	1.55	3.04	4.76	0	0.00	0.0
2004	BUF	AAA	INT	1	1	6.0	1	0	0	6	3	2	0		9.0	4.5	0.0	3.0	0%	.286	1.50	4.09	6.00	0	0.00	0.0
2005	AKR	AA	EAS	14	14	90.7	6	5	0	100	20	57	7	84	9.9	2.0	0.7	5.7	0%	-1.011	1.32	3.82	4.07	100	4.84	95.5
2005	BUF	AAA	INT	13	12	83.0	7	4	0	76	15	49	10	91	8.2	1.6	1.1	5.3	0%	-.857	1.10	4.24	3.25	101	3.53	69.6
2006	CLE	MLB	AL	38	7	74.7	1	10	0	88	31	58	9	107	10.6	3.7	1.1	7.0	0%	.336	1.59	4.72	5.42	92	5.16	105.1
2006	BUF	AAA	INT	6	5	27.1	1	3	0	28	8	28	2	78	9.3	2.7	0.7	9.3	0%	.329	1.33	2.96	5.65	84	3.97	83.3
2007	CLE	MLB	AL	32	32	215.0	19	8	0	199	61	137	16	98	8.3	2.6	0.7	5.7	0%	.280	1.21	4.00	3.06	86	3.62	74.8
2008	CLE	MLB	AL	22	22	120.7	8	7	0	126	70	58	7	106	9.4	5.2	0.5	4.3	0%	.294	1.62	4.91	5.44	119	6.92	147.6
2008	LKC	A	SAL	1	1	4.0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	98	2.3	0.0	0.0	6.8	0%	.100	0.25	2.05	0.00	93	3.53	72.3
2008	AKR	AA	EAS	1	1	5.0	1	0	0	9	0	2	0	102	16.2	0.0	0.0	3.6	0%	.474	1.80	2.42	1.80	97	8.01	163.9
2009	CLE	MLB	AL	24	24	125.3	5	12	0	151	70	79	16	102	10.8	5.0	1.1	5.7	0%	.319	1.76	5.40	6.32	118	7.11	152.5
2009	LKC	A	SAL	1	1	6.3	1	0	0	1	1	7	0	103	1.4	1.4	0.0	10.0	0%	.077	0.32	1.70	0.00	79	2.41	50.6
2009	AKR	AA	EAS	1	1	7.0	1	0	0	4	0	5	1	91	5.1	0.0	1.3	6.4	0%	.167	0.57	3.56	1.29	97	3.39	71.4
2009	COH	AAA	INT	5	5	33.0	1	3	0	32	6	27	5	115	8.7	1.6	1.4	7.4	0%	.273	1.15	4.30	3.55	95	3.76	79.0
2010	CLE	MLB	AL	33	33	210.3	13	14	0	203	72	124	17	105	8.7	3.1	0.7	5.3	0%	.283	1.31	4.07	3.77	104	4.55	102.7
2011	CLE	MLB	AL	32	32	188.7	7	15	0	205	60	109	22	101	9.8	2.9	1.0	5.2	0%	.291	1.40	4.59	5.25	112	5.80	134.8
2011	AGU	Wnt	LID	1	1	4.0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0		6.8	0.0	0.0	4.5	0%	.250	0.75	2.06	2.25	0	0.00	0.0
2012	CLE	MLB	AL	3	3	14.3	0	3	0	17	3	2	4	87	10.7	1.9	2.5	1.3	0%	.250	1.40	7.23	7.53	132	6.50	149.1
2012	LKC	A	MID	2	2	12.3	1	1	0	12	1	13	5	98	8.8	0.7	3.6	9.5	0%	.233	1.05	6.75	3.65	123	4.74	98.7
2012	COH	AAA	INT	2	2	12.0	1	0	0	13	3	7	0	120	9.8	2.3	0.0	5.3	0%	.317	1.33	2.74	4.50	93	4.29	89.4
2013	TBA	MLB	AL	32	24	151.0	6	13	1	164	38	113	24	94	9.8	2.3	1.4	6.7	0%	.308	1.34	4.65	4.89	106	4.54	108.8
2014	LAN	MLB	NL	9	9	43.7	2	3	0	48	18	30	8	101	9.9	3.7	1.6	6.2	0%	.292	1.51	5.48	4.74	117	5.14	126.1
2014	PHI	MLB	NL	23	20	121.0	6	8	0	108	55	75	11	101	8.0	4.1	0.8	5.6	0%	.256	1.35	4.58	3.87	123	5.32	130.6
2015	HOU	MLB	AL	20	11	84.7	3	5	0	90	26	42	9	105	9.6	2.8	1.0	4.5	0%	.290	1.37	4.44	4.36	115	5.55	129.6
2016	ATL	MLB	NL	2	2	9.0	1	1	0	13	1	6	4	91	13.0	1.0	4.0	6.0	38%	.321	1.56	7.96	8.00	116	5.56	123.1
2016	BUF	AAA	INT	13	13	71.3	4	4	0	74	23	48	10	100	9.3	2.9	1.3	6.1	50%	.288	1.36	4.86	4.42	115	5.94	131.1
2016	GWN	AAA	INT	3	3	14.7	0	2	0	21	3	11	1	101	12.9	1.8	0.6	6.8	43%	.385	1.64	3.17	5.52	113	5.81	128.3
2016	ESC	Wnt	DWL	22	1	20.3	1	0	0	27	9	9	1		12.0	4.0	0.4	4.0	0%	.351	1.77	3.76	4.43	0	0.00	0.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%
2008	1995	0.4607	0.4436	0.8282	0.6039	0.3067	0.8901	0.7242	0.1718
2009	2214	0.4521	0.4210	0.8219	0.5974	0.2754	0.9181	0.6497	0.1781
2010	3291	0.5299	0.4406	0.8255	0.5940	0.2676	0.8880	0.6691	0.1745
2011	2998	0.5053	0.4616	0.8100	0.6079	0.3122	0.8686	0.6933	0.1900
2012	229	0.4716	0.4629	0.9151	0.6019	0.3388	0.9077	0.9268	0.0849
2013	2399	0.4960	0.4564	0.8082	0.5983	0.3168	0.8820	0.6710	0.1918
2014	2708	0.4361	0.4446	0.8032	0.6071	0.3189	0.8898	0.6756	0.1968
2015	1310	0.4252	0.4351	0.8404	0.6194	0.2988	0.9188	0.7200	0.1596
2016	168	0.4940	0.5298	0.7753	0.7470	0.3176	0.8065	0.7037	0.2247
Career	17312	0.4793	0.4456	0.8186	0.6041	0.2995	0.8900	0.6860	0.1814

Injury History — No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2012-08-28	2012-10-04	DTD	37	34	Right	Ankle	Sprain		-	-
2011-07-03	2011-07-18	15-DL	15	12	Right	Thigh	Strain	Quadriceps	-
2008-05-24	2008-07-26	60-DL	63	53	Left	Hip	Strain		-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2016	TOR	$
2015	HOU	$2,650,000
2014	PHI	$4,500,000
2013	TBA	$3,250,000
2012	CLE	$2,500,000
2011	CLE	$6,287,500
2010	CLE	$5,087,500
2009	CLE	$2,937,500
2008	CLE	$500,000
2007	CLE	$387,500

Years	Description	Salary
9 yr	Previous	$28,100,000
9 yr	Total	$28,100,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
8 y 128 d	Jorge Brito	1 year (2016)

Details

1 year (2016). Signed by Toronto as a free agent 12/18/15 (minor-league contract). Exercised opt-out clause, released by Toronto 3/29/16. Re-signed by Toronto as a free agent 4/27/16 (minor-league contract). Released by Toronto 7/2/16. Signed by Atlanta as a free agent 7/15/16 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Atlanta 8/6/16. DFA by Atlanta 8/12/16. Sent outright to Triple-A 8/15/16.
1 year (2015). Signed by Houston as a free agent 2/12/15 (minor-league contract). Salary of $2.65M in majors. May opt out of contract 4/1/15 if not yet on Major League roster. Contract selected by Houston 3/31/15. DFA by Houston 7/30/15. Released 8/8/15.
1 year/$4.5M (2014). Signed by Philadelphia as a free agent 12/12/13. Performance bonuses: $0.2M each for 140, 155 innings pitched. $0.3M each for 170, 185 IP. $0.5M for 200 IP. Acquired by LA Dodgers in trade from Philadelphia 8/7/14.
1 year/$3.25M (2013). Signed by Tampa Bay as a free agent 12/18/12. Performance bonuses: May earn additional $1.25M based on innings pitched and $0.6M based on relief appearances.
4 years/$15M (2008-11), plus 2012-14 club options. Signed extension with Cleveland 4/10/08, replacing 1 year/$0.4578M deal signed 2/28/08. $0.75M signing bonus. 08:$0.5M, 09:$2.75M, 10:$4.9M, 11:$6.1M, 12:$7M club option, 13:$9M club option, 14:$12M club option. Escalators may increase 2012 option by $1M, 2013 & 2014 options by $2M each based on Cy Young vote previous 2 seasons. Cleveland exercised $7M 2012 option 10/31/11. Placed on restricted list 1/26/12 after authorities in the Dominican Republic charged him as Roberto Hernandez Heredia with using a false identity. Contract restructured 3/14/12, reducing 2012 salary to $2.5M, plus performance bonuses, and reducing price of 2013 option to $6M in exchange for elimination of 2014 option. Cleveland declined 2013 option 10/31/12.
1 year/$0.3875M (2007). Re-signed by Cleveland 3/07.
1 year (2006). Re-signed by Cleveland 3/06.
1 year (2005). Contract purchased by Cleveland 11/04. Re-signed 3/05.
Signed by Cleveland 2000 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT	L	SV	G	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	BABIP	WHIP	ERA	DRA	VORP	WARP
90^o	3.8	0.3	15	7	49.3	46	15	34	7	.261	1.24	4.18	4.39	-6.2	-0.7
80^o	3.5	0.3	13	7	43.7	44	14	30	7	.275	1.33	4.57	4.81	-7.4	-0.8
70^o	3.3	0.2	12	6	39.7	42	14	27	6	.285	1.40	4.87	5.12	-8.0	-0.9
60^o	3.2	0.2	11	6	36.4	40	13	25	6	.294	1.46	5.12	5.39	-8.4	-0.9
50^o	3	0.2	10	5	33.4	38	12	23	6	.302	1.52	5.36	5.65	-8.6	-0.9
40^o	2.8	0.2	9	5	30.5	36	12	21	6	.310	1.57	5.61	5.9	-8.6	-0.9
30^o	2.6	0.1	8	4	27.4	34	11	19	5	.319	1.64	5.88	6.19	-8.6	-0.9
20^o	2.4	0.1	7	4	23.9	31	10	16	5	.329	1.72	6.19	6.52	-8.3	-0.9
10^o	2	0.1	6	3	19.2	27	9	13	4	.343	1.83	6.65	7	-7.7	-0.8
Weighted Mean	2.9	0.2	10	5	32.7	37	12	22	6	.300	1.50	5.33	5.61	-8.3	-0.9

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Date	Question	Answer
2012-01-20 14:00:00 (link to chat)	With the news of the Fausto Carmona situation, is there a way for teams to better evaluate talent so that players don't have to pretend they are someone else. "Fausto" was signed, in part, because they thought he was 2 years younger than he was. Despite being the 2 years older, he still became an effective pitcher in MLB. Should teams/scouts not put such an emphasis on age when looking at players? (Brian from Springfield, MO)	It's a great question, a book worthy one even. It's clear that even if Carmona was going as Heredia, and was two years older, he probably would not have gotten the chance. That's a bad system. At the same time, I don't side with the people that are angry with Carmona. He did whatever he could to escape abject poverty. (Kevin Goldstein)
2011-08-16 17:00:00 (link to chat)	What kind of ERA do you think Ubaldo Jiminez will be putting up in the AL? And thoughts on Fausto Carmona? Can you see him putting up sub-4 ERAs over the next couple of years? Thanks! (DS from LA)	Carmona's LOB% fluctuates wildly so anything is possible. I see the talent level in the ALC improving so sub 4 is possible for both, but more possible for Jimenez. (Jason Collette)
2010-12-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)	The Rangers lost out on Lee, consider Elvis Andrus to be a superior defender, and play in Jet Stream Park. Wouldn't this be a good time for the Indians to sing the praises of Fausto Carmona's power sinker and contact Texas? I mean, yeah, Cleveland needs Carmona, too, but this might not be a bad "sell high" scenario for them. (buffum from Austin TX)	Given the presence of so many other mid-rotation types being shopped, I would have to think Texas is better off seeing if Greinke's available for some package they can put together. Then, if not, they can turn around and comparison shop between the Blantons, Carmonas, etc. And given their depth, they can afford to be picky, instead of overpaying for any of them, in terms of treasure or talent. (Christina Kahrl)
2010-07-06 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Hi Ben, welcome to Chattin'-berg in Mid-July. Why does everybody seem to think the Indians should trade Fausto Carmona? That's a pretty reasonable contract for a respectable starting pitcher. (Not a boy named Sue from Seattle)	It's not an unreasonable contract, but sometimes the reasonable contracts are the ones it makes the most sense to trade. It's hard to unload an albatross without paying a good chunk of change yourself, or accepting a middling return. If the Indians don't think Carmona will be around for their next playoff-contending team, which is unlikely to appear in 2011, they might be better off dealing him to a team that's willing to pay for the privilege of leveraging him now. Couple that with the fact that Fausto is wreathed in an All-Star aura, and probably pitching a bit over his head, and he seems like someone who could be expendable if the right offer comes calling. (Ben Lindbergh)
2010-06-18 14:00:00 (link to chat)	It looks like the Reds are at least real enough to stay in the race with the Cards. Who should they target to bolster the roster for the 2nd half? Is Fausto Carmona enough? Lee/Haren too much? It seems the Reds have as much near-ready talent as anybody, if not uber-elite types. (Rick from Chicago)	The Reds are actually my sleeper team to potentially nab Lee. I also wouldn't be surprised if they go after Jake Westbrook or someone like that to stabilize the rotation. Can't see them getting Haren, or thinking that Carmona would be enough. (Eric Seidman)
2010-03-23 16:30:00 (link to chat)	Wither Trevor Cahill and Fausto Carmona? Will they be effective pitchers this season? (Jasper the cat from Birdwatching)	I mean, both have trouble getting Ks, and neither has great control. Carmona has better ground ball skill, and SIERA showed us that extra ground ball skill beyond just being slightly above average has an accelerating effect on preventing runs. So, I guess Carmona might be a better bet. Neither seem particularly good at missing bats, though, and that's the most persistent pitcher skill. (Matt Swartz)
2010-01-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What are the prospects on effective injury comebacks by Anibal Sanchez or Fausto Carmona in 2010? (Sean from Newton, NJ)	All are supposed to be 100 percent by spring training. I've been told Carmona has finally understood that he needs to get in shape and is the Indians are excited to see him in February. (John Perrotto)
2008-09-09 13:30:00 (link to chat)	Who is the real Fausto Carmona? Last years stats? This year? Somewhere in between? (ken from locust grove)	Darn, erased an answer. He's a Carlos Zambrano knockoff--less fastball, less command, more trouble with lefties. A #3 starter with lots of variance. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-02-07 14:00:00 (link to chat)	What do you expect from Fausto Carmona this year? His strikeout rate steadily improved over the course of the season... (Peter from Boston)	Very few pitchers are as good as Carmona was last year, so you can expect some fallback, maybe to an ERA in the mid-3.00s. You're correct that his K rate improved in-season, which it appeared to me at the time wasn't a fluke; he was figuring things out. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-01-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you have any favorite sleeper starting pitchers that you envision making a significant jump from marginal SP #5s to potential front-liners akin to Fausto Carmona last year? (MB from New York, NY)	I have a sneaking suspicion Zach Duke of the Pirates is going to have a good year. He is healthy again and has a history with new pitching coach Jeff Andrews from their days together in the minor leagues. (John Perrotto)
2008-02-19 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I am in a keeper league and trying to decide between Fausto Carmona and Carlos Zambrano--Zambrano has done it longer but always seems to be an injury risk where Carmona is younger with more upside...your thoughts? (jimbo34 from chicago)	I'd agree with you on both. Depends -- are you playing for this year (Zambrano) or building for the future (Carmona). Carmona's much, much more risky this year, even if Cleveland is well aware and handles those risks properly. (Will Carroll)

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Roberto Hernandez threw 18,803 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2016, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2016, he relied primarily on his Sinker (91mph) and Change (85mph), also mixing in a Slider (86mph) and Fourseam Fastball (90mph).